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acrotelm

acrotelm noun: the top layer of a peat bog, above the catotelm, where there are living plants.

acrotelm: the top layer of a peat bog, above the catotelm, where there are living plants
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Noun

acrotelm (plural acrotelms)

  1. The top layer of a peat bog, above the catotelm, where there are living plants.
    • Romanov (1968a) reported very much higher values in the acrotelms of bogs in the Soviet Union.1983, Mires -- swamp, bog, fen, and moor, volume 4, page 133
    • To determine the feasibility of this idea, she worked with various government agencies to explore the acrotelm and catotelm bog environments.1995, International Conference on Wetlands (1994 : University of Bristol), Wetlands : archaeology and nature conservation : proceedings of the International Conference, Wetlands : archaeology and...

Forms of acrotelm

pluralacrotelms

Questions about acrotelm

What does acrotelm mean?
Acrotelm means the top layer of a peat bog, above the catotelm, where there are living plants.
What part of speech is acrotelm?
Acrotelm is a noun.
What is the plural of acrotelm?
The plural of acrotelm is acrotelms.

Words near acrotelm in the dictionary

  1. acrotarsia
  2. acrotarsial
  3. acrotarsium
  4. acroteleutic
  5. acroteleutics
  6. acrotelm
  7. acrotelms
  8. acroter
  9. acrotergite
  10. acrotergites
  11. acroteria

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